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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josie Clarke

Coffee chains’ ‘shake and cake’ can contain 39 teaspoons of sugar – survey

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More than a third of sweet food and drink products sold in major high street coffee shops exceed an adult’s daily limit of sugar in just one sitting, according to a survey.

Action on Sugar found a toffee apple crumble thick shake and a salted caramel fudge cake at Coffee Republic contained 39 teaspoons of sugar or 157g when consumed together, in the study to mark Sugar Awareness Week.

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